Green River Plant

In January 2009, Southern California Edison (SCE) presented a proposal to the Utah state trust lands agency to build a $2.5 billion "clean-coal" power plant on federal land near Green River, Emery County. SCE also proposed leasing nearby state-owned land for a carbon waste storage operation.

According to the Sierra Club, the power company is currently seeking a $200 million Department of Energy grant, and proposes to pipe the captured carbon dioxide to a nearby sequestration facility that would pump the gas into underground saltwater aquifers.

In November 2010, the Sierra Club reported that the developers failed to receive the DOE grant. In addition, Southern California Edison's request for a rate increase the partially fund the project had been denied by the California Public Utilities Commission. The Sierra Club concluded that the project was highly unlikely to move forward.

Project Details
Sponsor: Southern California Edison Location: Green River, Emery County UT Capacity: 500 MW Type: Projected in service: TBD Status: Unlikely to move forward

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